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Raspberries are classified as Rubus Spp. . There are many types of raspberries. Sometimes they are called hind berry. They may be grown wild or cultivated. In the supermarket, you usually get hybrids.

Raspberries grow in zones 3-9 with good results. They also come in many colors, varying between yellow and dark purple.

In culinary applications raspberries can be used in various products. They can be put in pies, placed on cakes, pureed as jams, ground to powder for tea. They come as fresh and IQF.

Raspberries are very nutrious. They have vitamin c, fiber, vitamin a, beta-carotene, calcium, magnesium, anti-oxidants, mangese, copper, and vit b 1-3. They have phenolics and flavonoids, which decrease your chance of certain cancers. The darker the fruit, the better. Pale or yellow raspberries have less of these nutrients.

In my video, I made raspberry / blackberry iced tea. I ground the leaves to make a powder. The tea was brewed in a special tea maker machine. Add 4 tbsp of powder per 2 qts of water. Add 1 cup of sugar or however you like the sweetness. Stir, chill and drink. Refreshing!

Other recipes and ideas:

Plain yogurt mixed with raspberries, honey and freshly ground mint is delicious eaten as is or used as a topping for waffles or pancakes.

In a small (stainless) saucepan over medium-high heat, place the prepared rose petals. Cover with water and bring just to a simmer; let simmer for approximately 5 minutes, or until the petals become discolored (darkened).

Remove from heat and strain the hot rose petal liquid into tea pot. Add honey or sugar to taste.

put petals in ss pot

add water, simmer on med-high simmer for 5 minutes and then strain in to tea pot.

pour into tea cups add sugar or honey.

Rose Petal Tea can be made from rose hips or rose petals. This tea has a lightly floral taste and a slight tangy flavor. A very romantic tea to serve for two.

- Whether it's drunk hot or cold, did you know that tea is one of the healthiest things you can drink?

**** very fragrant and I tried with honey and it was delicious, not very strong, subtle taste, this was hot tea, you can modify and make iced tea if desired****

These are my own creation, home made english muffins, from scratch, with Millet, Flax, and Quinoa. These grains are a favorite of many herbalists. They are considered super foods by some , due to the high protein, omega 3 "s and nitriloside (B17) content. Diets high in these nutrients were common in peoples of the past and returning to a simpler diet high in natural nutrients, without artificial chemicals may be the key to lower cancer rates as well as many other modern ailments.

1 ¾ cup milk (scalded 180 degrees)

4 tbsp butter

1 ¼ tsp salt

2 tbsp honey

1 lg egg, beaten slightly

1 packet yeast (1 ¼ tsp)

2 cups ap flour

1 cup ww flour

1/3 cup millet ground flour

1/3 cup quinoa ground flour

1/3 cup flax ground flour

cornmeal for dusting

grind all flours that are whole to flour . measure. Measure all other ingredients and put in small cups or bowls.

scald milk. DO NOT BURN! WATCH VERY CAREFULLY!!

Pour into bowl, stir in butter, salt, and honey. Mix until butter is melted. Let cool until 105 degrees. Stir in egg and yeast, stir in all flours and mix to form a rough ball.

turn onto floured table and knead 5-8 minutes until smooth. Then place into large bowl, and cover with a clean cloth. Let rise for approx 1 hour in a warm area until doubled in bulk.

turn out the dough until a floured table and roll until ½ inch thick . use a 3 inch cookie cutter that is circular.

You can cook fiddleheads using two different methods - boiling and steaming.

o Boiling

Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and add ½ to 1 tablespoon of salt ( this is for the equivalent of 1 – 2 quart size jars or 2 – 4 pint size jars ) add washed fiddleheads. The water should fully cover fiddleheads when cooking. Cook at a steady boil for 15 minutes.

o Steaming

Bring a small amount of water to a boil in your home steamer, Add your washed fiddleheads and steam for 10-15 minutes.

Preparation for canning

1. Add fiddleheads to a pot of boiling water, boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Strain off water.

The dietary intake of ancient man and many fruit-eating animals was very rich in nitrilosides. They regularly ate the seeds (and kernels) of all fruits. These seeds also are rich in protein, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients. Seeds also contain as much as 2 per cent or more nitriloside. Nitriloside containing food is used widely as a non traditional herbal anti cancer preparation in many cultures. There are groups of people living through out the world being studied, whose diet is traditionally high in nitrilosides also assosciated with these groups is very low rates to no casese of cancer.

Many reasearchers list the mode of action of b17 as Amygdalin being broken down into its component parts as a result of the action of beta-glucosidase. The enzyme is found in abundance in cancer cells, and is relatively deficient in normal cells. Consequently, the cyanide is released only at an active cancer lesion.